LIVE FROM FIVESummer 2019

In this Issue of Live From Five!

● A little bit about me

● Get to know my teammates

● State Convention highlights

● State Theme

● Upcoming events

● National Convention

● Chapter Visit Schedule

● Dates to remember

● Social Media

Hey! My name is Emily Sheehan. I am a 2019 graduate of Parkview High School currently serving as your 2019-2020 State Sentinel. I grew up on my family’s registered Holstein dairy farm and have been showing cows since I was 3 years old. This led me to my first SAE, dairy placement, which enabled me to further my love for all things dairy. I then was able to add an additional SAE of Agricultural Education to the list. I started a semi-annual Ag in the Classroom at my school where we teach our 3rd through 6th graders about many

different aspects of agriculture. Some other FFA activities that I participated in throughout high school included quiz bowl, prepared speaking, extemporaneous speaking, discussion, dairy judging CDE, meetings, conferences and numerous others. I may not have been state level in all of these events especially right away but each event was a chance to grow myself and to me that is what FFA is all about, growing yourself and helping those around you to do the same. Serving as your sentinel will put my college plans on hold for a year. When they resume I plan to go to Winona State University where I will major in nursing, minor in spanish and then after college I plan to join the peace corps. I am really looking forward to getting to know each and every one of you throughout my year of service!

Bottom Row left to right: Lindsey Augustine, Collin Weltzien, Lydia Williams, Emily Sheehan Second Row left to right: Curtis Weltzien, Joe Schlies, Michelle Stangler, Daniel Clark Top Row left to right: Grace Morrissey, Ryan Erickson, Jared Mack

President- Collin from the Arcadia FFA chapter lives and works on his family’s dairy farm where he plans on taking over the farm someday with his brothers Curtis and Connor. Collin’s SAE’s are Dairy Placement and his favorite FFA event was participating in the Creed Speaking Leadership Development Event.

Section 3- Curtis from the Arcadia FFA chapter lives and works on his family dairy farm. Curtis’s SAE is Dairy Production and his favorite FFA event was participating in State Honors Band.

Get to know my teammates

Section 1- Ryan from the Barron FFA chapter lives and works on his family beef farm. Ryan’s SAE is Beef Production Placement and his favorite FFA event has always been competing at National Convention!

Section 2- Lindsey from the Ellsworth FFA chapter found her love for agriculture when she got to show a ram lamb at her county fair. Lindsey’s SAE is diversified livestock entrepreneurship and her favorite FFA event has always been competing in CDE as well as LDE contests.

Section 4- Grace from the Shullsburg FFA chapter has loved showing pigs and sheep at her county fair. Grace’s SAE’s are sheep production and swine entrepreneurship and her favorite FFA event was competing in the Agricultural Marketing CDE.

Section 6- Jared from the Sauk Prairie FFA chapter loves spending his free time out in the woods or in the fields hunting wild game. Jared’s SAE is a Foundational SAE where he raised backyard chickens, manages lawns, and takes care of his parent’s wildlife property and his favorite FFA event was participating in his chapters Food for America program.

Section 7- Daniel from the Spencer FFA chapter spends his free time out on the water fishing for muskies. Daniel’s SAE was Fruit and vegetable production and his favorite FFA event has always been attending National Convention.

Section 8- Lydia from the Shawano FFA chapter loves spending time with her family, whether that be hanging around the house or being stuck in the car for a couple days, she loves it all. Lydia’s SAE’s is Agricultural Education and her favorite FFA event is Donkey Basketball.

Section 9- Joe from the Denmark FFA chapter loves driving miniature horses with family and friends. Joe’s SAE’s are Agricultural Communications, Agricultural Education, Home/Community Development, and a Foundational SAE where we works on his parents hobby farm and does landscaping for his community. Joe’s favorite FFA event was being able to attend the Washington Leadership Conference.

Section 10- Michelle from the Watertown FFA chapter loves spending time with her chickens and her cows. Michelle’s SAE’s are Dairy Placement, Agricultural Education, and Poultry Entrepreneurship. Her favorite FFA event has always been competing in the Poultry Evaluation SAE.

State Convention Highlights

Cambridge:Blake Gieck, Alison M. Kinnaird

DeForest: Taylor R. BaerwolfKatelyn BuchdaMikayla A. ClarkRachel Moore

Edgerton: Brandon M. Heisz

Evansville: Emma M. JorgensenGrace Marion Martha-Fenrick

Janesville Craig: Jadah Wegmuller

Milton: Alexis M. BostonBrenna R. HaakinsonBryce A. LuysterAustin L. MathewsGrace Mawhinney Romy J. McKinley Nicholas PetersenAnna QuadeMay Willison Brandon M. Zabel

Monroe: Hunter J. HuschittMadison Katzenberger

Monticello: Sarah J. BlumerTyler C. DischAlexis J. GraberGarrett G. GrossenCierra K. KrugerLindsey D. PenceCassondra B. Schenkel

Mount Horeb: Zachary J. JunckGrant C. Schult

Oregon: Caitlin BeylerSamantha Hanner

Parkview: Sarah A. BakerWyatt A. Bomkamp Jacob P. HeffelRiley W. Klitzman Caleb J. MarickAlexis D. Miller Kristine Mumm

Verona: Margaret J. KlahrKelsey A. LastElise M. MaxsonMontana M. SarbackerJulia A. Stitgen

Wisconsin Heights: Jared M. MickelsonBrenda R. Rettenmund Morgan R. Turner

Three Star Award Winners Gabriella Campos, Marshall FFAGrace Mawhinney, Milton FFAMontana Sarbacker, Verona FFAKatelyn Buchda, DeForest FFA

Scholarship Winners

Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association -Hunter Huschitt, Monroe FFA Washington Leadership Conference -Skylar Stanley, Brodhead FFA

Increase in Membership Section Winner

Sun Prairie + 86 Members

Proficiency Award WinnerDiversified Agricultural Production: Anne Runde, Janesville Craig

Sr. High Quiz BowlFourth Place: Albany FFA

State Band Participants

ClarinetRachel Burno-ClintonPaige Mitchell- WI HeightsBass ClarinetAbigail Walz- WI Heights

Alto SaxBrennan Zander- WI HeightsCody Baxter- Brodhead

Tenor SaxSydney Schlicht- Mt Horeb

Baritone SaxLuke Haugen- WI Heights

TromboneBrooks Lueck- WI HeightsEmma Jorgensen- EvansvilleBlaine Berget- Brodhead

BaritoneJared Mickelson- WI Heights

TubaKenny Ballmer- ClintonCaleb Marick- Parkview

PercussionCassidy DeWitt- WI HeightsJen Burno- Clinton

State Chorus Participants

SopranoEmily Makos- JudaCassie Parrell- WI HeightsJenna Zielger- WI Heights

TenorJustin Grady- Marshall

BassJoe Grady- Marshall

AltoHaven Olson- DeForestAubrey Schlimgen- MarshallHeidi Juedes- Marshall

National Band

Sydney Schlicht- Mt HorebCassidy DeWitt- WI Heights

State Degree Recipients

Pride AwardBrodheadMonroeMonticelloNew GlarusParkview

DeForestEvansville Sun Prairie WI Heights

Keeping up with the State Officers...It feels like the year has just begun, but we are already over 2 months into State Office and loving every second of it! The State FFA Officers have been keeping busy this summer with all sorts of events such as...

Base Camp- Our first event as a team was held in Marshfield, Wisconsin where we were able to bond over food, laughs, and broken toys. We spent the week with an amazing National Facilitator and past National Officer, Gracie Furnish. We talked about our strengths and weaknesses but more importantly how they can be best used to serve our teammates and serve Wisconsin FFA!

WAAE PDC- The simple truth is that I as well as all of my peers would not be here if it wasn’t for the influence and support of our ag teachers and FFA advisors. They are the ones preparing the next generation of agriculturalists and what an honor it was to be able to spend a week with them in LaCrosse for the Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators Professional Development Conference. During this week we were able to introduce ourselves to not only the ag teachers and FFA advisors in our Section but from all across the state.

Checkpoint #1- Back to Marshfield for another week spent together as a team and with our inspiring National FFA Facilitator Gracie Furnish. During this week we focused on workshop development as well as some other skills that will help this year run smoothly. We also tested our communication skills out during an escape room where we escaped with just 45 seconds left!

Washington D.C. Summit- Flying to the Nation's Capital together was an incredible adventure that our team had. Traveling together is always fun and such a good time for friendships to strengthen especially when embarking to new destinations, such as Washington D.C. was for me! Summit is held for all State Officers across the Nation, meeting with these individuals allowed us to make connections all across the United States and even Puerto Rico! It was such an eye opening experience to learn about how each state runs their organizations. We had the opportunity to meet with Representative Mark Pocan as well as Senator Ron Johnson’s staff to inform them about FFA and CTE (Career and Technical Education).

Golf Outing- There was lots of laughter, lots of golfing, lots of sun, and lots of fun when Grace, Michelle, Jared, and I spent the day at the (BLANK) golf course in (BLANK). We were able to meet ag teachers and sponsors from all around the area while running fundraiser competitions at different holes throughout the course. I ran a putting competition with Michelle and we had so much fun seeing everyone come out to support FFA!

Can you keep up with the State Officers? We’re not done yet!

Summer is almost over!Wisconsin State Fair- The State Officer team was tasked with informing the public, both young and old about the differences between vegetables in the Veggie 500 races! We raced vegetable carts down a track to see what veggie was fastest! We also were able to talk to people about the exciting world of Aquaponics where fish waste is recycled into fertilizer to grow vegetables in water. We also informed people of the importance of ear tagging our livestock which helps us identify them and keep accurate records. Last, but certainly not least, was l

Jag Lake Retreat- 11 fun filled days of State Fair was enough for the State Officer team, as much as we all loved it, we were ready for a change of pace. Luckily that is exactly what Jag Lake offered us. We spent 4 days camping up north where we worked to finish up our workshops, SLW speeches, and even this newsletter! But in the midst of all this work, we definitely didn’t forget to have some fun along the way! We played some intense sand volleyball,

letting kids ride the pony cycles around, which is always a big hit with kids of all ages! Heck the State Officer team even loved riding them!

challenged our team mates to some basketball, caught some fish, relaxed in a hammock and Collin, Joe, and I even made the swim out to an island in the lake. We also enjoyed making and eating a 12 foot long banana split.

While my team and I were attending the Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators Professional Development Conference we released our theme video. If you haven’t had a chance to see

that yet I encourage you to go to the Wisconsin FFA Section 5 facebook page and check it out! The FFA jacket, to each of us it means something different. It could represent friendship, hard work, team building, competition, networking, or it may not mean anything to you yet, which is okay, but for me, the FFA jacket represents unity. Unity within all 50 states, unity between chapters, but most importantly unity between members. When we put on that simple blue jacket we represent one organization, we

FFA builds leaders and leaders rise to the challenge at hand. FFA is your place to Rise Up to tackle any challenge and Stand Out in your own personalized blue jacket.

The 2019-2020 FFA State Theme is…

represent the 700,000 members that it houses nationwide. When we put on that blue jacket we are one, together. But each corduroy jacket holds something special, it holds something unique. It holds one FFA member, one story, one individual. In an organization where we all dress alike, it is up to us to find out own way to Rise Up and Stand out!.

Sectional Leadership Workshops are approaching quick and we hope you are as excited as we are about them! SLW’s are the perfect time for chapter officers to learn more about their duties and responsibilities as well as preparing members to be future leaders in whatever path they take in life! Our SLW theme is “Start Your Engines”. Ready yourself to rev it up and get excited about the year to come!

Coming Up Quick!

Another fun event quickly approaching is the FIRE conference. All 7th, 8th, and 9th graders are encouraged to attend. The dates for FIRE conferences are October 5th at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, October 12th at the UW River Falls campus, and October 19th at the UW Madison Campus. Our theme for this year's FIRE conference is FFAmily. When we first start FFA we may not know very many people and the ones we do may just simply be friends but throughout your FFA career, you find yourself not only calling those people friends but family.

Theme- FFAmily VacationOct. 5th - FVTCOct. 12th - UW River FallsOct. 19th - UW Madison

FIRE Conference

Theme- Start Your EnginesSept. 24th - Parkview High School

Sectional Leadership Workshop

92nd National Convention and Expo

Who is ready for the Sea of Blue, the incredible connections, the endless laughs, loud singing, the late nights, and LOADS of fun at the National FFA Convention this year in Indianapolis, Indiana?

October 28th - November 2nd

Don’t miss the rodeo, a hypnotist show, the Blue Room, some amazing General Sessions put on by our National Officers, keynote speakers Bob Goff and Michelle Poler. AND did I mention Old Dominion and Brett Young!!!

Your 2019-2020 National Officer Candidate is Amelia Hayden from the Big Foot FFA chapter! Amelia is dedicated to FFA and she is passionate about agriculture. The two years spent serving Wisconsin FFA and every one of its members have helped to prepare her to take on the role of National Officer. She has been preparing for the National selection process for a long time and she is beyond ready to represent Wisconsin and to serve National FFA. We are all so proud of the work that Amelia has put in and are excited to see what her future holds. Be sure to wish her luck as National Convention nears!

This year there are some new and exciting changes, the biggest one is that all of the sessions will be held in the Lucas Oil Stadium! While the concerts will be held in Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

American Degree Recipients Denise Rankin - BellevilleHaven R Olsen- DeForestBrooke M Trustem- EvansvilleBrooke E Berlin- MiltonHannah Karissa Guenther- Mt HorebBrad Jones- Mt HorebTyler Wallace Kellsvig- Mt HorebJoseph Troy Opsal- Mt HorebHailey Rose Schulenberg- Mt HorebAlex John Esser- Mt HorebMason Alexander Spencer- ParkviewDana Renee Maxwell- VeronaGaelan Combs- Verona

National ChapterDeForest- silverMarshall-silverVenona- gold

A huge congratulations to

our American Degree Recipients

as well as our National Chapter

Finalists!

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If there are any conflicts with the chapter visit schedule, please let me know as soon as possible and we can find a time that works best for you! Excited to see you all shortly!

Monroe Cambridge

Section 1 SLW

Section 2 SLW

Section 5 SLW

Section 4 SLW

Section 10 SLW

Section 7 SLW

Section 3 SLW

Section 6 SLW

WI Heights

WDE Section 9 SLW

Section 8 SLW

FIRE Appleton

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Marshall Mt. Horeb Oregon

Milton DeForest Evansville Craig

Clinton Brodhead Edgerton ParkviewBelleville

National FFA Convention and Expo

National FFA Convention and Expo

Monticello JudaNew

Glarus212/360 Conference

Verona Stoughton Albany

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In-service

September 24th, 2019 Sectional Leadership Workshop in Orfordville

October 1, 2019 World Dairy Expo-Judging Day

October 5, 2019 FIRE Conference @ FVTC Appleton

October 12, 2019 FIRE Conference @ UW-River Falls

October 19, 2019 FIRE Conference @ UW-Madison

October 30-November 2, 2019 National FFA Convention

November 15-16, 2019 212/360 Conference @ Chula Vista in WI Dells

January 10-11, 2020 Half-Time Conference– Stevens Point

February 5, 2020 National FFA Scholarship Application Due

February 7, 2020 State FFA Degrees Due

February 12, 2020 State Honors Band and Chorus Applications Due

February 21-22, 2020 FFA Farm Forum– Stevens Point

February 16-22, 2020 National FFA Week

February 24, 2020 State FFA Proficiency Awards Due

March 5, 2020 American FFA Degrees Due

March 11, 2020 Regional CDE– Janesville

March 15, 2020 State FFA Scholarship Application Due

March 19, 2020 Regional CDE– UW-PLatteville

March 20-21, 2020 212 Conference & EDGE– Stevens Point

March 24, 2020 NEW! Regional CDE– Mid-State Tech– Marshfield

March 27, 2020 Regional CDE– FVTC-Appleton

March 31, 2020 Sectional Leadership Development Event

April 4, 2020 Regional CDE– UW-River Falls

April 20, 2020 National Chapter Applications Due

April 24, 2020 State FFA CDE Judging-Madison

June 15-18, 2020 State Convention-Madison Imp

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